Full Text of HB4694 96th General Assembly
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| AN ACT concerning safety.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Fire Investigation Act is amended by | 5 |
| changing Section 13.1 as follows:
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| (425 ILCS 25/13.1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 17.1)
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| Sec. 13.1. Fire Prevention Fund. | 8 |
| (a) There shall be a special fund in the State Treasury
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| known as the Fire Prevention Fund.
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| (b) The following moneys shall be deposited into the Fund:
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| (1) Moneys received by the Department of Insurance | 12 |
| under Section 12 of this Act.
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| (2) All fees and reimbursements received by the Office | 14 |
| of the State Fire Marshal.
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| (3) All receipts from boiler and pressure vessel | 16 |
| certification, as
provided in Section 13 of the Boiler and | 17 |
| Pressure Vessel Safety Act.
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| (4) Such other moneys as may be provided by law.
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| (c) The moneys in the Fire Prevention Fund shall be used, | 20 |
| subject to
appropriation, for the following purposes:
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| (1) Of the moneys deposited into the fund under Section | 22 |
| 12 of this Act,
12.5% shall be available for the | 23 |
| maintenance of the Illinois Fire Service
Institute and the |
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| expenses, facilities, and structures incident thereto,
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| for making transfers into the General Obligation Bond | 3 |
| Retirement and
Interest Fund for debt service requirements | 4 |
| on bonds issued by the State of
Illinois after January 1, | 5 |
| 1986 for the purpose of constructing a training
facility | 6 |
| for use by the Institute.
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| (1.5) Of the moneys deposited into the fund under | 8 |
| Section 12 of this Act, an additional 2.5% shall be | 9 |
| available for the use of the Illinois Fire Service | 10 |
| Institute for the purpose of implementing the Cornerstone | 11 |
| program. | 12 |
| (2) Of the moneys deposited into the Fund under Section | 13 |
| 12 of this Act,
10% shall be available for the maintenance | 14 |
| of the Chicago Fire Department
Training Program and the | 15 |
| expenses, facilities and structures incident
thereto, in | 16 |
| addition to any moneys payable from the Fund to the City of
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| Chicago pursuant to the Illinois Fire Protection Training | 18 |
| Act.
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| (3) For making payments to local governmental agencies | 20 |
| and individuals
pursuant to Section 10 of the Illinois Fire | 21 |
| Protection Training Act.
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| (4) For the maintenance and operation of the Office of | 23 |
| the State Fire
Marshal, and the expenses incident thereto.
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| (5) For any other purpose authorized by law.
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| (c-5) As soon as possible after the effective date of this | 26 |
| amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Comptroller |
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| shall order the transfer and the Treasurer shall transfer | 2 |
| $2,000,000 from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Fire Service | 3 |
| and Small Equipment Fund, $9,000,000 from the Fire Prevention | 4 |
| Fund to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and $4,000,000 from | 5 |
| the Fire Prevention Fund to the Ambulance Revolving Loan Fund. | 6 |
| Beginning on July 1, 2008, each month, or as soon as practical | 7 |
| thereafter, an amount equal to $2 from each fine received shall | 8 |
| be transferred from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Fire | 9 |
| Service and Small Equipment Fund, an amount equal to $1.50 from | 10 |
| each fine received shall be transferred from the Fire | 11 |
| Prevention Fund to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and an | 12 |
| amount equal to $4 from each fine received shall be transferred | 13 |
| from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Ambulance Revolving Loan | 14 |
| Fund. These moneys shall be transferred from the moneys | 15 |
| deposited into the Fire Prevention Fund pursuant to Public Act | 16 |
| 95-154, together with not more than 25% of any unspent | 17 |
| appropriations from the prior fiscal year. These moneys may be | 18 |
| allocated to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, Ambulance | 19 |
| Revolving Loan Fund, and Fire Service and Small Equipment Fund | 20 |
| at the discretion of the Office of the State Fire Marshal for | 21 |
| the purpose of implementation of this Act.
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| (d) Any portion of the Fire Prevention Fund remaining | 23 |
| unexpended at the
end of any fiscal year which is not needed | 24 |
| for the maintenance and expenses of the
Office of the State | 25 |
| Fire Marshal or the maintenance and expenses of the
Illinois | 26 |
| Fire Service Institute, shall remain in the Fire Prevention |
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| Fund for the exclusive and restricted uses provided in | 2 |
| subsections
(c) and (c-5) of this Section.
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| (d-5) The Fire Prevention Fund is not subject to | 4 |
| administrative charges or charge-backs, including but not | 5 |
| limited to those authorized under Section 8h of the State | 6 |
| Finance Act. | 7 |
| (e) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall keep on file | 8 |
| an itemized
statement of all expenses incurred which are | 9 |
| payable from the Fund, other
than expenses incurred by the | 10 |
| Illinois Fire Service Institute, and shall
approve all vouchers | 11 |
| issued therefor before they are submitted to the State
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| Comptroller for payment. Such vouchers shall be allowed and | 13 |
| paid in the
same manner as other claims against the State.
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| (Source: P.A. 95-717, eff. 4-8-08; 96-286, eff. 8-11-09.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 16 |
| becoming law.
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